In 1988, the Space Foundation in cooperation with NASA, established the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Its purpose is threefold: to honor the innovators who have transformed technology originally developed for space use into commercial products; to increase public awareness of the benefits of space spinoff technology; and to encourage further innovation.
From their inception in the late 1800s, the movies have taken on many shapes and sizes, not just on the screen but also a variety of film gauges were used in the early days. Thomas Edison is generally credited with the creation of the 35mm format that became the norm. Edison and many others had also done work with 70mm and other film widths. The 35mm standard pioneered by Edison has remained almost unchanged. With a nearly square aspect ratio of 1.33:1, later altered to 1.37:1 in the early 1930s with the addition of sound on film, this frame shape is still seen on television, 8mm and 16mm film. Experiments with 56mm, 65mm, 70mm and other film widths were done throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s. A few films were produced in these larger formats but they quickly died as the depression made the expense to re-equip theatres with new projectors and screens an economic impossibility
This visually busy site includes three exhibits that should interest historians of film and sound technology. These pages include information about the technologies used in color and sound production as well as their history (Did you know that the first "talkie" was shown in Mobile, Alabama in 1926?). The site provides useful explanations of film technology for a non-technical audience and thus they can be followed by individuals unfamiliar with these processes. The site is not particularly academic, yet scholars will find a trove of images and a useful introduction to the subject. Full text documents include operating manuals, technical sketches, historic articles and handbooks.
The Nobel Prize is the first international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma, and a prize amount.
This site begins with articles about Physics, Chemistry and Medicine and lists of all Nobel laureates. Each year is a link to more detailed information about that year's winner and many of the presentation speeches before the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sadly there is no search engine that would permit researchers to quickly find specific ideas and concepts. Additionally, more recent speaches are not included in this site (and the video versions do not come with a transcript). Links also provide more detailed information about winners and their theories. The page also provides information about Alfred Nobel and the history of the Nobel Prize.
Welcome to HNF, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum! HNF is not only the largest computer museum in the world, it's also an important conference center. You can learn about the history of information processing from cuneiform script to the Internet. Unfortunately, our broad spectrum of offerings is only available in German
In late 1997, after almost 40 years of operation, the Ohio State University Radio Observatory, with its "Big Ear" radio telescope, ceased operation. The land on which the observatory was sitting (owned by the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio) was sold by them in 1983 to land developers who later claimed their rights to develop the land. The telescope was destroyed in early 1998. An adjacent 9-hole golf course was expanded into 18 holes and about 400 homes were planned for construction on the nearby land owned by those developers.
This website is meant to serve as a memorial to that unique radio telescope and to the discoveries made with that instrument.
This site is dedicated to the history of the Big Ear Radio Observatory. The observatory, located near Cleveland Ohio, was demolished in 1998 but the site lives on. Researchers will find a history of the project, technical information about the observatory and a few brief details about some of the staff that worked there. Primary documents only include articles from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Griffith Observatory has been a major Los Angeles landmark since 1935. It was visited by nearly two million people each year and ranked as one of the top tourist attractions of Southern California. It sits on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood where it commands a stunning view of the Los Angeles basin below. Tens of millions of people enjoyed the view from its balconies and terraces, especially at night. For safety reasons, the grounds (and some nearby hiking trails) are closed to the public and the Observatory site is a fenced-off hard-hat construction area. There is no public access to the Observtory or its lawn. The trail from the Observatory parking lot up to Mt. Hollywood will be open most days of the construction period, but will be closed on occasion.
Explore the fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars.
This web site is designed as a glimpse at the story that is told within the museum. The site has now grown to nearly 25 Mb's and ninety pages. New additions for this year include information on our recently completedLoco-shed, and a list of rolling stock and equipment kept inside, and close by the shed. The Photographs of children who have recently visited the museum are very popular, while the oral history page is still receiving praise in our many e.mails we receieve about the site.
The mission of the San Diego Aerospace Museum, a non-profit institution, is to provide for the public an educational, scientific and cultural institution devoted to the history of aviation and space flight. This is accomplished through the aircraft and spacecraft collections and the chronology of achievements of the men and women who made significant contributions in aviation and aerospace, with particular emphasis on San Diego's long and rich aerospace history.
The Labyrinth provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the world. Each user will be able to find an Ariadne's thread through the maze of information on the Web
